Do we struggling mortals need heroes? We and our children will always be attracted to heroes. It behooves us to expose our children to true heroes, not the ersatz ones who are in the limelight today: sports figures on drugs, lacivious entertainers, corrupt politicians, soulless scientists. We can come to know some truly great and interesting people through these biographies. Great Catholics is a compilation of thirty-seven biographies of Catholics who served God and man through twenty centuries. Some are canonized, many are not. But all are heroes in their own right as will be seen in their stories. Heroes of God: Eleven Courageous Men and Women Who Risked Everthing to Spread the Catholic Faith, by the eminent Jesuit historian Henri Daniel-Rops, tells the stories of intrepid souls who faced torture and death in ancient Rome, Aztec Mexico, forbidden Tibet, Muslim Africa for the cause of Christ. Forgotten Catholic Heroes tells of whole groups of people who suffered for their Faith.
Life is a Blessing is the story of Dr. Jerôme Lejeune, a true pro-life hero who died just a few years ago. He is a model for anyone who aspires to be a medical man, a scientist and a true Catholic. Another true Catholic medical doctor was Gianna Beretta Molla, a wife, mother and saint.
